The idea of the “Light Bridge” puts the term “to build bridges” in a broader context. It illuminated not only the connective qualities of a bridge, but also reflected on suspension, transition, separation and ultimately on the precariousness inherent in bridges, which need to be overcome to really build bridges.

The interdisciplinary exhibition project “con_con: constructed connections” aimed to revive the existing bridges in Berlin and to build new bridges. The title of the festival also referred to the communicative interaction that results from the connection between two poles. Thus, “con_con” was meant to be a platform for the discussion of the meaning and function of bridges – both in the architectural and sociological sense of the word. As part of the festival, four projects by international artists, architects and engineers were realized along the Spree river.

Opening of the festival:
May 8, 2004, 6:30 p.m.
Spreebrücke Bathing Ship, Kulturarena, Eichenstraße 4, 12435 Berlin-Treptow